10 Celebrities with Strange Pets

Being a celebrity comes with many benefits which includes having enough money to indulge in various types of strange hobbies. One such hobby is the acquisition of exotic animals. It would appear that many famous people have developed a penchant for weird pets. From miniature donkeys to an octopus that helps with acting, here are 10 celebrities with strange pets.

Certainly one of the most iconic of all musicians in the 20th century, Elvis received a kangaroo as his pet in 1957. Unfortunately, after trying to train the animal, which proved to be quite difficult, Elvis gifted the kangaroo to the Memphis Zoo.

Famous for his quirky lifestyle, it comes as no surprise that this eccentric, surrealist artist would own an unusual pet. Known to follow him everywhere, Dali’s pet Columbian ocelot named Babou, was acquired in the early 60s. One famous incident occurred when Dali tethered the ocelot to a table leg in an up-market Manhattan restaurant. A fellow diner raised her disgust that a wild animal was inside the restaurant. To soothe the concern of the alarmed patron, Dali simply said it was nothing more than a domestic cat that he had painted over in an ‘op art’ design. Embarrassed, the lady agreed that it was a regular cat and returned to her meal.

While standard donkeys are common farm animals, the miniature ones are rather unusual. Reese has had a lifelong love of donkeys and recently she purchased ‘Honkey’ and ‘Tonkey’, two miniature versions of donkeys. However, when it comes to celebrities with strange pets, having a couple of miniature donkeys is perhaps the least unusual on the list.

Chimps and monkeys are actually popular exotic pets with celebrities and Kim Kardashian is no exception. However, unlike most other celebrities, Kim was criticized by many as acquiring the pet for publicity purposes which may or may not have been the case.

The ‘Twilight’ star actress owns a rare wolf-dog crossbreed named ‘Jack’. Such hybrids are relatively rare and only legal in certain states. Still, the wolf-dog is fitting considering the role werewolves play in her most famous series of films – she’s clearly team Jacob!